a proud australian30 year Heritage

We’ve been trusted with the Royal Australian Navy’s combat management system for the ANZAC frigates for nearly thirty years. It’s one of the most capable in the world. Always looking ahead, we are heavily investing in research and development for Australia’s future naval combat system. It is a world-class system, fully developed in Australia, responsive, modular, interoperable with our allies and fully flexible to stay ahead of technology for the next thirty years.

Beginning with the transfer of the 9LV combat management system technology from Sweden to Australia in the late 80s, Saab now has a workforce of almost 400 Australians, mostly in Adelaide but also in five other states. Saab’s Australian expertise now directly supports Saab’s global activities and the following major capabilities have been provided to the Australian Defence Force:

Carl Gustaf weapons to the Australian and New Zealand armies since the 1960s

Camouflage equipment to the Australian Army since 1984

RBS 70 air defence missile system from 1984

9LV combat management system for the ANZAC class frigates and amphibious LHDs from 1995

ISCMMS ship control system for the Collins class submarine in the 1990s

Battlefield Command Support System since 1998

Tactical Command and Control System for Armies Ground Based Air Defence

Base Security Improvement Program for Australian Defence bases since 2014

Saab has enjoyed a long and mutually rewarding relationship with Australia and New Zealand. It began through Saab’s subsidiary Bofors which provided guns for the Australian Navy during World War II. While in Australia, we celebrate thirty years of Australian-developed innovation, the Saab Group also celebrates 80 years in 2017.

Saab's capabilities in Australia extend well beyond the Defence environment and include:

Saab 340 passenger aircraft flown by Rex Aviation

Integrated security management systems for prisons and other facilities in Australia and New Zealand.

AIS Transponder systems for civil and military ships

Integrated Tower Automation Suite (INTAS) for Airservices Australia

Wide Are Multilateration systems for Tasmania and Sydney

Remote underwater vehicles for offshore oil and gas

The local expertise developed through these programs now allows Saab Australia to export defence and security technology to other countries including Canada, New Zealand, Thailand, India and Sweden.